Circular and Direct

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Circular adjective - Not straightforward or direct.

Usage example: a rather circular discussion of the problem that never addresses it directly

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Direct is an antonym for circular.

Direct adjective - Done or working without something else coming in between.

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Circular is an antonym for direct.

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Direct and Circular. (2016). Retrieved 2023, June 05, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/circular/direct

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Direct or Circular. 2016. Accessed June 05, 2023. https://thesaurus.plus/related/circular/direct.

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